02-24-2009 22:52 UTC-7

Nguyen v. Nguyen: Nguyen Wins

[user38449]

Xuan Nguyen

Xuan Nguyen recently tangled with Binh Nguyen in a pot that resulted in Xuan doubling through to 785,000 in chips.

All of the money went in on a flop of {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{10-Spades}

{3-Clubs}

, Xuan's with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{3-Spades}

and Binh's with {10-?}

{10-?}

{8-?}

. Binh's hand improved when the {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

fell on the turn giving him trips, thus leaving Xuan's chances of survival pretty slim.

"Spade!" shouted a nearby railbird, before the dealer plunked the {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

down on the river - a life-saving card for Xuan. Should he have won the pot, Binh would've surpassed Chris Ferguson to take over the chip lead. Instead, he was left with a still-manageable 1.04 million in chips.

Tags: Binh Nguyen Xuan Nguyen